Coombs Places Seventh At OVC Championship

Sunday, April 24

Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Murray State

Ohio Valley Conference

Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics

4/26/2022 7:52:00 PM | Men's Golf

Results (PDF)

The Racers’ men’s golf team wrapped up the 2021-22 season in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

In his final collegiate tournament, Murray State's Connor Coombs gave a good account of the improvement he has seen since arriving as a freshman in the fall of 2017 from Central City, Kentucky.

On perhaps the toughest test of golf the Ohio Valley Conference has ever staged its championship on, Coombs finished seventh at the 73rd playing of the event at Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was consistent in putting up a score line of 74-74-74=222.

After a promising first round 303 in windy and wet conditions on Sunday, the Racers were in fifth place and looking like they would be a factor in how this event turned out. However, in better weather Monday and Tuesday, the Racers slumped with rounds of 309 and 310. MSU's 922 total put them in seventh place.

Other Racers and their finishes included Kamaren Cunningham with a spot in 17^th place on scores of 72-80-77=229 and Tyler Powell in 28^th place on scores of 76-81-77=234. Walker Beck placed 38^th on scores of 81-74-88=243 and Trey Lewis had rounds of 82-82-82=246 for a spot in 40^th place.

Joe Muschong of Morehead State won the medalist title after rounds of 73-68-76=217.

In the first time of deciding the OVC championship using match play, the schedule for Wednesday calls for semifinal play in the morning and the title match in the afternoon at Dalhousie. No. 1 Tennessee Tech and No. 4 SIUE will tee off beginning at 7:30 a.m. CT while No. 2 UT Martin and No. 3 SIUE will follow at 8:10 a.m. The winners will play in the Championship Match at approximately 1 p.m.

Racer Golf Notes

Connor Coombs was second this week with 11 birdies and third in par-4 scoring at +4.
The seventh-place finish for Coombs was the best for a Racer at the OVC Championship since Avery Edwards finished fifth in 2019.
MSU's last medalist winner was Patrick Newcomb in 2013. Newcomb was inducted into the Murray State Hall of Fame in 2021.
Kamaren Cunningham led the field this week in par-3 scoring at 2-under par.
There were no players under par after 54 holes at Dalhousie.
The toughest hole at Dalhousie this week was the par-4 No. 9 hole that played 450 yards and the average score on the hole was +.69 over par.
The easiest hole was the par-5 No. 18 hole that played -18 under par.
This week's OVC event at Dalhousie was the first time the conference had taken its championship to the state of Missouri.

73rd Ohio Valley Men's Golf Championship
Dalhousie GC - Cape Girardeau, Mo.
April 24-27, 2022
Par/Length: 72/7,021

Team
Tennessee Tech 296 298 299 893 +29
UT Martin 299 295 304 898 +34
Morehead State 306 294 298 898 +34
SIUE 299 293 308 900 +36
Belmont 300 296 305 901 +37
Austin Peay 305 299 308 912 +48
Murray State 303 309 310 922 +58
Eastern Illinois 316 318 304 938 +74
Tennessee State 326 323 333 982 +118

7 Murray State 303 309 310 922
T7 Connor Coombs (1) 74 74 74 222
T17 Kamaren Cunningham (2) 72 80 77 229
T28 Tyler Powell (5) 76 81 77 234
38 Walker Beck (4) 81 74 88 243
T40 Trey Lewis (3) 82 82 82 246

About Dalhousie
Dalhousie, a Nicklaus designed course, varies from undulating terrain to old growth forests to spectacular water holes, while gnarly-edged bunkers, imaginative green complexes, immaculate Zoysia fairways and large, rectangular bent grass tee boxes add dimension and challenge. The venue has hosted numerous championships and been ranked the No. 1 course in Missouri by Golf Digest multiple times.

About Murray State Athletics
Located in Murray, Kentucky, the athletics department of Murray State University is a NCAA Division I member and plays in the Football Championship Subdivision. The Racers have 15 programs including men's teams for baseball, basketball, cross country, football and golf and women's teams for basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball, as well as a mixed gender rifle team. Currently a member of the Ohio Valley Conference, the Racers will join the Missouri Valley Conference on July 1, 2022. The Racers will begin play in the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2023.